Quote by Stephen Arterburn

“Dysfunction comes when we intertwine the church and God and view them as one.”

— Randy Elrod

“The Church pleaseth it selfe too much which scorns and disdaines other Churches, as unworthy of her Communion, for some weakness in their understanding,…

— John Davenant

I think a lot of bad things have happened in the name of the church and in the name of Christ. Therefore I shy…

— John Lennon

“The problem with the church is the church”

— R. Alan Woods

“When we believe it can’t happen to us, we are at risk. The reality is that it happens over and over again in the…

— James A. Durham

All of us have weaknesses, but we also have strengths. God’s Spirit has gifted each of us for the good of the church.

— James Robison

I think the greatest weakness in the church today is that almost no one believes that God invests His power in the Bible. Everyone…

— Anonymous

You don't serve God by saying: the Church is ineffective, I'll have none of it. Your pain at its lack of effectiveness is a…

— Flannery O'Connor

We need to avoid the spiritual sickness of a church that is wrapped up in its own world: when a church becomes like this,…

— Pope Francis

The best critique of what is wrong is the practice of something better. So let's stop complaining about the church we've experienced and work…

— Shane Claiborne

“People don’t mind having the mystical aspect of a church being poorly defined as long as you make the rules of the church clear.”

— John Scalzi

“Sometimes we see problems in our church. Such occasions are not opportunities to criticize or to leave, but to let Christ use our lives…

— Richard Blackaby